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RDG 39-2's 11 years 2 months ago #653

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Yes your right Todd! According to the R G Machines book #'s 3419 & 3420 had Very angle drip strips all the other units had a straight or slightly anglar strip. All the pics I have seen of the others, including the ones I took along the Perk, had a slight angle.
To add: #3417 had green headlight covers, MU steps, grabirons on top shorthood, & fireman steps. While 3418 had front light yellow & rear green.

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RDG 39-2's 11 years 2 months ago #658

JoannaBill OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 422 Thank you received: 63	In the "Green Machines" book, the photos show variations in rain gutters, but also in painting of little things, like drop steps.
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RDG 39-2's 11 years 2 months ago #667

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If you can find a copy, the RCT&HS Bee Line summer 1982 issue (vol IV, num.III) is also a good reference guide for strip locations on the GP39-2. The back cover of that issue has a near “head-on” close up of #3416.

Also, here is a link to an old discussion on another forum with several links to photos of ex-Reading GP39-2s. The page is from The Home Machinist; a very interesting forum with several relevant topics for model railroaders. It’s definitely worth a look!

GP 39-2 photos

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RDG 39-2's 11 years 2 months ago #685

rdgraildog OFFLINE Fireman Posts: 59 Thank you received: 2	I caught the variations of the drip strips while watching Railfanning the Delaware&Hudson volume 2. www.johnpmedia.com Todd Shoffler
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RDG 39-2's 11 years 2 months ago #730

2771-chris OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 634 Thank you received: 94	Units 3412 and 3419 also had their front headlight plates painted green
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RDG 39-2's 11 years 1 month ago #760

2771-chris OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 634 Thank you received: 94	Railroads had their on numbering sytem for their diesels.Does anyone know why the RDG chose the 3400 series in numbering their 39-2's
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